11 Art Practical
LEARN - AKO . EXPLORE-TŪHURA . CREATE - WAIHANGA . SHARE - TOHATOHA
Welcome to 11ARP
Year 11 Art Practical builds on the skills learned in junior art and focuses on developing ideas in 2d media of drawing, painting, printmaking, and mixed media. The course recognizes, values and contributes to the unique bicultural and multicultural character of Aotearoa. It integrates a wide range of problem-solving skills through looking at context of established practice and sustained creativity into the future. Students will generate ideas that are influenced by a range of artists from modern and contemporary NZ artists and those from around the world. This course covers practical and thinking skills required for Year 12 and 13 senior art subjects and is a good foundation for the NCEA Level 2 courses in Painting, Design and Photography.
in 2024 our local area will guide our practice and research as we explore Turangawaewae and whakapapa through our artmaking
Nestled on the eastern shores of New Zealand's North Island, the Magemongeroa and Howick local area stands as a testament to the profound connection between the land and the Maori people. Embraced by the stunning landscape, this region embodies the essence of Maori culture, where the natural environment holds immense significance. The intricate intertwining of the Maori way of life with the land is palpable, as the people of Magemongeroa and Howick draw strength, inspiration, and spiritual nourishment from the surrounding mountains, rivers, and forests.
For the Maori, the land is not merely a physical space but a living entity, rich in history, legends, and ancestral ties. The vibrant tapestry of flora and fauna serves as a cultural repository, influencing traditional practices, stories, and rituals. This profound connection underscores the importance of preserving and cherishing the natural environment, ensuring that future generations can continue to inherit the legacy of a land intertwined with the heart and soul of Maori identity.
Big Ideas
Whakapapa — Visual Arts descends from, embodies, and creates forms of cultural expression
Curiosity, risk taking, and critical thinking are integral to creativity in Visual Arts
Visual artmaking conventions enable artists to create cohesive and fluent artistic forms
Visual Arts communicates ahurea tuakiri and evokes responses
Whanaungatanga in Visual Arts builds sustainable communities
Taonga Tuku Iho — Visual Arts is a medium to explore, discover, express, and value te ao Māori
Significant Learning
use established conventions to learn about techniques, technologies, and processes to create effects and communicate ideas
engage in learning that connects own and others' artwork to te ao Māori, and other cultures, in local, historical, contemporary, and authentic contexts
understand, use, and value both mātauranga Māori and te ao Māori in making art that reflects on and responds to Aotearoa New Zealand's unique history
use mātauranga Māori contexts as expressed in toi tūturu, or toi whakawhiti, and/or toi rerekē to explore aesthetics and symbolism
understand the role and value of taonga within a mātauranga Māori context through research, authentic experience, and art-making
understand Visual Arts within Aotearoa New Zealand as part of a wider context of Pacific artmaking histories and practices, rooted within diverse knowledge, cultures, and contexts of Pacific people
understand the intergenerational connections that can exist between people, places, and objects
use creative thinking processes and demonstrate an understanding of creative intent through purposeful art-making and exploration
value the process, embracing both expected and unexpected outcomes
celebrate diversity, create understanding, and foster well-being through active participation in The Arts
apply understanding of ahurea tuakiri, ethnicity, ideas, feelings, beliefs, political viewpoints, and personal perspectives, and create artwork as a representation, response, or means of self-expression.
KAUPAPA- general theme
Our Kaupapa or overarching theme for this year is Tūrangawaewae [place to stand]. [Two ranga why why]
Tūrangawaewae: means a place where one has the right to stand - place where one has rights of residence and belonging through kinship and whakapapa.
We begin looking at the local environment of the school, Howick and Cockle Bay areas, then develop personal responses that investigate our whakapapa...
Why study the visual arts?
The world is saturated by visual imagery.
The visual arts provide forms of communication that inform where we have come from and how this has shaped our current place in the world.
By engaging in the visual arts, You assimilate, create, produce, and respond critically through visual communication (in all its forms) and contribute to the process of social and cultural development.
Visual communication is one of the most essential ways of communicating and interpreting our identity as individuals, groups, or communities and how we interact with each other, the group, or the community and world we live in.
Visual arts connect mind, heart, body, and spirit as you learn to express their thoughts, feelings, ideas, and actions in the development and creation of visual art works.
Through studying and making art works, you respond to and make sense of yourself and your community, society, and the world in new and different ways.
You become reflective a thinker within the creative process, able to formulate problems and apply inquiry to generate new knowledge and or understandings.
Through the process of generation, critique, synthesis, and production, you also develop skills transferable to other areas of your lives and knowledge that informs critical analysis and invention.
Through applied research and practice within the visual arts, you investigate and challenge established ways of art making in New Zealand and/or internationally and generate new responses and processes and gain confidence in questioning and research skills and in an ability to synthesise complex and diverse information.
Learners in the visual arts become productive contributors to and informed commentators within local, national, and global communities particularly through exhibitions of their work, collaborations, and interactions with audiences. They understand, interpret, and communicate the meanings and values of visual symbols from Aotearoa, the Pacific, and beyond.
LEARNING IN VISUAL ARTS [responsibilities]
expand section to see what YOU and I are responsible for during your course
My teacher is responsible for:
Setting art assignments that are challenging but achievable for me
Supplying me with good equipment and materials to do my art
Helping me to understand what I need to do and improve my work
Encouraging and motivating me
Marking my work and giving me feedback so that I know what I am good at, and what I need to do to improve
Setting clear boundaries and consequences for my behaviour, good and bad
I am responsible for:
Thinking
Make artworks that show I understand the skills that the teacher has taught me
Use suggestions and ideas from the teacher and other students to improve my art
Managing myself
Know that I am always capable of learning and have an ‘I can do this’ attitude
Be a self-motivated learner, work without the teacher having to remind me
Manage my art assignments by working well in class and meeting deadlines
Set high work standards for myself, always work to the best of my ability
Act in a reliable way, be trustworthy and set a good standard for my behaviour
Relating to others
Interact positively and politely with other students and the teacher
Be aware of my own words and actions and how they affect others
Listen and cooperate with my teacher’s instructions
Be open and willing to learn new skills, even when tasks seem hard to begin with
Cooperate positively and politely with relief teachers in the art room
Participating and contributing
Contribute positively to my learning environment, learn and help others learn
Contribute to the quality of my classroom environment by keeping equipment, tables and sinks clean, putting rubbish in the bin, caring for my own and other students artwork, and reporting damage to the teacher
TŪHURA - EXPLORE
You will research and investigate local areas and the school environments through the established practice of both Aotearoa and international contexts that produce works that communicate their relationship with a place of significance. you will explore a variety of media and techniques to produce experimental and finished works of art
WAIHANGA- CREATE
You will explore artists and artist models to develop your own responses to Tūrangawaewae and Whakapapa
You will then use your investigations and research to develop your own Kaupapa and enquiry question to produce work inspired by Tūrangawaewae and Whakapapa. Work produced will be inspired by selected works from established practice and use a range of wet and dry media
TOHATOHA-SHARE
Work created will be shared regularly with class mates as well as school and local exhibitions. work will be collated in both digital forms [digital folio and padlet] and physical boards.
Digital Device success
no apps are Paid for ones - only install free versions
A lot of work we do is photographed and uploaded to digital platforms. To make this easier there are some apps that you should install on your phone. Make sure all of these are logged in with your school email
Google Classroom
Google Drive
Padlet - see below for important instructions for logging on with your school details
ADOBE fresco [iPhone and windows- FREE VERSION unless you have an adobe subscription already. Please install on your BYOD and Mobile]
ADOBE Lightroom
Go Art [Iphone]
Grid# [iPhone]/Art tools [iPhone] or Grid Maker for Drawing [android]
